Sea Ray 220 Select, Owner'S Manual

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5.2
S
ECTION
5 • F
UEL
S
YSTEM
220 Select
2. F
UELING
P
RECAUTIONS
Cer tain precautions must be carefully and
completely observed every time a boat is fueled.
See figure 5.1.1 for fuel fill cap location.
A. G
ENERAL
:
• Fuel during daylight.
• Check fill plate label to ensure fuel is placed only
in fuel tank. The fuel fill plate is located on the
aft port hull.
• Avoid spills.
• Know your fuel capacity and consumption.
Record the amount of fuel used since your last
fill up, and compute the engine’s hourly fuel
usage. As a fuel gauge backup check, deduct
the average hourly fuel usage from fuel tank
capacity.
• Observe the “Rule of Thirds”: one-third fuel for
trip out, one-third for return and one-third for
reserve.
• Allow an additional 15 percent fuel reserve when
operating in rough seas.
B. B
EFORE
& D
URING
F
UELING
–
C
HECKLIST
:
• Fire extinguisher – close at hand.
• Mooring – boat tied securely to fueling pier.
• Crew – at least one knowledgeable person
present.
• Passengers – unnecessary people off the boat.
• Engines – stopped.
• Electrical equipment, including blowers – power
off.
• Smoking material – extinguished.
• Inboard tanks – grounded.
• Filler pipe – marked GAS.
• Fuel nozzle – in contact with filler pipe to prevent
static sparks.
• Fill level – fill less than rated capacity of tank;
allow for fuel expansion.
• Trim – fuel weight distributed equally.
C. A
FTER
F
UELING
– C
HECKLIST
:
• Sniff test – if fuel fumes remain in engine box,
operate blowers until fumes are gone.
• Fuel tank – secure filler cap.
• Spills – wipe; dispose of rags ashore.
Never start an engine until you are certain that fuel
fumes are not present in the engine compartment
or elsewhere in the boat.
! CAUTION